Teresa Moreno, Director of the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), received on 23rd May three students who won the Exporecerca Jove awards. This contest was held on 28th February and, 1st and 2nd March 2019 in the Farga de Hospitalet de Llobregat in its 20 edition.

Alèxia Córdoba Masip, Victoria Dugo Pradas and Cristina Bros are three students of 4th of ESO at the Escola Mare de Déu de la Salut in Sabadell and won the prize in Category B of the contest for a work on the study of a biodegradable plastic.

On April 23, the photo exhibition "There is a light that never goes out" by Silvia Panarello was inaugurated, Predoctoral Researcher at the Advanced Chemistry Institute of Catalonia (IQAC). Photographs are the day to day of his work. As well as chemistry must be the day to day of your life.

The title of the exhibition is based on a song. So Silvia suggests that you feel free to associate the title of other songs or a part of the lyrics to the photo that inspire you. Markers and post-its are available next to the photos. It is also possible to add more than one song to the same photo, whatever the language or musical genre.

CSIC, IDAEA, CUADLL, the Parc Agrari and Aigües de Barcelona are beneficiaries of WaterProtect, while many other entities involved in water use and management in the Baix LLobregat have expressed their support for the project.

Miren López de Alda, as responsible of the WaterProtect project in the Llobregat area and as IDAEA-CSIC Scientific Researcher, will present the Workshop.

Miren López de Alda participates as speaker and in the final round table talks next 7th May 2019. This wokshop aim the exposition of abuse of drugs and other substances consumption, indicators and measurement methods, presentation of the current research in the field of the Epidemiology of Wastewater and exchange of knowledge of different disciplines.